Aquatic plants, commonly known as duckweeds, represent a
group of 36 species in the family Lemnaceae. Duckweeds are often regarded as
detrimental to the environment because of their ability to quickly populate and
cover the water surfaces due to their rapid vegetative propagation. However,
their global distribution, tolerance to ammonia, heavy metals, other chemical
pollutants, and environmental stresses make duckweed a favorite species for
bioremediation of agricultural, municipal, and industrial wastewater. In course
of their fast growth and biomass accumulation, duckweeds efficiently assimilate
nitrogen- and phosphate-containing water pollutants, playing an important role
in restorative ecology of water reservoirs. Moreover, compared to other
species, duckweed species and ecotypes are highly adaptive to a variety of
environmental contaminants. In summary, duckweeds are a powerful tool for
bioremediation that can reduce anthropogenic pollution in aquatic ecosystems
and prevent water eutrophication in a simple, inexpensive ecologically friendly
way. Here, we reviewed the potential for using duckweeds in remediation of
major water pollutants: mineral nitrogen and phosphorus, various organic
chemicals, and heavy metals.
Author(s) Details:
Yuzhen Zhou,
Department of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, 223300
Huai’an, China.
Anton Stepanenko,
Department
of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, 223300 Huai’an, China, Institute of
Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
03143 Kyiv, Ukraine and Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant
Research (IPK), 06466, Gatersleben, Germany.
Olena Kishchenko,
Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering, National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine and Leibniz Institute of Plant
Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), 06466, Gatersleben, Germany.
Nikolai Borisjuk,
Department of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, 223300
Huai’an, China.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RAEGES-V1/article/view/14123
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